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had woken up in. The sheets were a mess, clear

e white comforter around me. The cool morn

rged thr

over my body, confirming what I

en as fragments of the previous night resurfaced in my mind. My heart pounded wildly ag

oo

to keep. The gift I had saved for my fian

ak down, but my body betrayed me. My hand flew to my mouth to muffl

med of spending my life with, and my cousin, Lizbeth, came crashing back with brutal clarity. The

n't sta

hastily gathered my scattered clothes from the floor, pieces of fabric that felt so fore

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did everything sudd

r creaked open. The sound of running water cea

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ed as I grabbed the comforter from the bed and wrapped it tightly around myself.

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and that was

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e asked, his voice

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last night, you're

ething about this situation felt... wrong. Why

forcing steel into my voice. "I'm sorry, but I'm not in the position to car

tension, maybe even amuse him. But in

it, he had moved

till separated us. His presence was overwhelming, l

uding raw strength. His broad shoulders looked like they could bear the weight of the world itse

t the time to a

ne on the bedside tabl

d a cl

ing the call. Then, he turned t

to the bathroom and freshen up. W

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er. Did he actually thin

me repeat my

nderlying edge, a warning. "Or do you

, I bolted, nearly tripping as I dashed in

ly as I pressed my back

swirled

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go under the shower, thinking i